The Witch and the Saint - Silver Mercury (Composed by: Steven Reineke) [Guitar Instrumental]

[Bluedragon128977]

If your going to complain about the guitar, listen to the real version!

[foterpillow1]

I do believe Steven Reineke was a trumpet player. Thats partly what makes this song so awesome. TRUMPET PLAYAS FTW

[whitelawnick]

I play trombone one in this pice in band. The guitar drowns everything else out, and sounds kind of crappy. It would sound better if it played softer.

[whitelawnick]

@whitelawnick *piece

[elinevanb]

I don't like the guitar either.. Rest of it is wonderful!

[Chargal4]

One of my favorite symphonic songs ever. I played this in high school when I was in Symphonic band (I played flute). In levels of competitive difficulty, this was level A, while we competed in B. Beautiful work on this arrangement, you really did it justice!

[FantasyFan635]

I remember playing this song... I was a trumpet player. I've always liked The Witch and the Saint, but this version ROCKS!

[trmptsrbest2010]

chills like i haven't had in such a long time. this song is amazing, but i feel the energy in the guitar and it adds so much. Being a horn player, Reineke is one of my favs.

[rainonmebi]

we played this song in high school.. its a great piece. the only thing i dont like (really dont) is the excessive, overbearing use of the electric guitar. The beginning it was nice, but in the "dun dun dunnn" sinister-ish part the guitar is so overpowering, and later on after that part the guitar totally drowns out the low brass... being LB player myself, i dont like that >:O lol

[jck1794]

hmm interestinggg...i dont know if i like it tho....

[Garebearprojects]

At 4:43 I was hoping I would hear the horn solo not a guitar solo, but it sounds great just the same.

[Nppantherfan7295]

jrsmith1281 i can already tell you are awesome because you are percussion i play percussion but yeah im not in a band in NYC cause im just a lousy freshman but yeah

[betzxnator]

Im sorry but i had to comment again. its still awesome. Does anybody know if the electric guitar is in the original music? when we payed this there wasnt one. And to agree with your comment silvermercury, Reineke has been a favorite in my band for the longest time. :) Do you have professional bands playing his works recorded as well?

[echo3839]

Give me chills brother. This makes distortion sound classy, I'm going to convince my director to let me play my guitar for the song, lol.

Keep it up though.

[SebboDrummer]

Nice. Where did you get the original recording?

I do like the end. But it does spoil the timpani rolls!! And I don't like it in the percussion solo. (5/4) It's a percussion solo!

Overall, a nice addition, especially the end!

[NejiSupreme]

I have to play this piece for SSC Honors Band and I didn't know it had a guitar in it? It sounds pretty good, but at some parts it could be done without.

[PotatoeShinz]

Unfortunately our band teacher Mr. Toney won't let us play this beastly song at LGPE!!

[stephanosanio]

Distorted guitar sound blended better than I expected.

Nice work!

[lolziam18]

the guitar makes it so bad i think i like it better without

[Vampanime1122]

i'm playing this song at my school!!!

[balloonslayer]

I love this! My band played it but it's nothing compared to with the guitars.

9:15 to 9:34 is genius!

[betzxnator]

God this song gives me chills every time i hear it.

[wiimastertendo]

i remember playing this song it is still as awesome as ever!!!

The guitar adds so much to this song its scary!!!

[foamyrant]

xO *falls on floor*...im playing in the Region 5 Honor Band in a week and this video has helped me a lot, but wow i had to rewind it a few times cuse i would begin drooling over the guitar part in some fashion and lose my place

[littlescott007]

3:38 sounds freaking sweet

[youdontknowjack24]

i played this song with my concert band in high school, and it stil lcontinues to be my favorite piece i ever played in my band career! i love the use of electric guitars in this!

[kankuropwns]

it reminds me of home! T.T

[srchallenge]

Ahhhhh that was amazing!

[jordenb579]

omg......... the guitars add EVERYTHING it was missing!!! its sooooooo amazing!

it was an amazing song to begin with and now its just sickkkkkk

[bibeautify]

this sounds really familiar to me. but i dont know where i wouldve heard it... is it from a movie or something??

[Tomdiepstrap]

Terrible with guitar in it, but still a very nice song.

[ScrapperSynth011]

this is pretty rad.

[SatinHellOfD]

OMFG BEST SONG EVER XD

[blackvampire94]

love this song, love this version

[TrumpetTrev]

guitar ruins it

[girlzrock777]

Love this song! Our band did this and it was sweet but oddly really easy. I played the oboe solo in the beginnig and i messed up =[[[ but loved this song.

my favorite part is at 4:23 to 4:36

[MicroStudiosChannel]

OMG!!! THIS IS DOWN RIGHT EARGASMIC!! i adored this song in band class... I MUST HAVE THIS ARRANGEMENT OF IT! THIS IS EAR SEX IN A BOX!

[dubsucks]

omg, I absolutely love this song. I heard this played at my school twice by two different concert bands

[zop2o]

did you go fretless or use effects

[momojishu]

Seriously!!??!?! A rock arrangement of one of my favorite band songs of all time!?!?! Awesome. Now if someone would make a rock version of Incantation and Dance or Vesuvius, that would rock.

[ryan11blue]

Wow Very Super Cool Song i ever Heard in My Life

[Maerry07721]

love this sonq....i play it into my orchesdra xDD its qreat...i love it.. ♥♥

[Branchalite]

You have renewed my faithful memory of this song. Thank you.

[EITSlover91]

The best quality arrangement on youtube =), my only complaint is some of the note bending you used at the end of phrases when its supposed to be decreasing in dynamics, but other then that the guitar fits the song beautifully and goes great with the band. great job =)!

[xsilvermercuryx]

Thank you very much!! Ohh i see what you mean! Thanks! I'll keep that in mind~

[maryastar64]

LOVE THIS SONG! Played it in 2007 my junior year of High School at Eastern Universtiy in Washington State. LOVED playing my Piccolo on it it was AMAZING!

[jrsmith1281]

We are playing this song in NYC next week!! I play percussion!!

Great job on the song...the guitar certainly adds even more emotion to an already emotional song...wow....best piece ever written

[xsilvermercuryx]

Thank you very much~~ ^^

O really?? LUCKY~~!!!

I play trumpet~ I actually NEVER played this song in concert band...one of my friend did in her concert band and she keeps on talking about how awesome it was so I decided to check it out and I'm just like...wooow... *hooked* XD LOVED It!! definitely one of the best pieces ever written..personally, I put Reineke alongside Mozart, Beethoven and Bach...seriously...his works are just soooooooo soooo awesome!!!

[misfit9100]

I'm currently playing this song too for percussion and I have to say the timpani part was the best part to play for it. Multiple note changes and solos make this a very fun yet mid-difficult piece to play.

[Fandoltd]

I couldn't say this is what I was looking for. It's much better!

[xsilvermercuryx]

hahahaha! Thank You!!! ^^

[xsilvermercuryx]

hahaha hey that's pretty good~~

ever tried putting a trumpet mouthpiece on a trombone? haha sounds pretty much like a trumpet. xD

[KiareRage]

This is amazing! Keep up the great work~

[xsilvermercuryx]

Thank you~!!

[thrashmetalisawesome]

This is amazing...

[xsilvermercuryx]

thank you very much!!

[sflan93]

this is sick. I love this song and play trumpet and guitar so this is just awesome for someone like me. nice job

[xsilvermercuryx]

so do I~~~ XD

although I'm not that good on the trumpet lol my peak note is a high-C above the 5 lines

Thank You Very Much~~!!!!

[sflan93]

yeah i love trumpet. My peak note on a good day is double G but normally i can only go up to a high D

Ive only played guitar for a little over a year so im not that great at it. hahaha

[xsilvermercuryx]

woow double G~

the greatest accomplishment i've ever done was hit a double F in a jazz band concert XD it was the very last note and yea I felt very proud to have hit it hahaha

guitar's easier than trumpet, i can safely say that XD and i'm not just saying that cause i can play it better than the trumpet. using your lungs is harder than co-ordinating with your fingers...

[sflan93]

yeah, ive realized that. but, guitar and trumpet are the best instruments ever created so yeah. hahahahaah

[twilightlover2712]

you're so right. I'm a trumpet player myself and i would love to learn quitar!